Push to bring Sudan, South Sudan into crisis talks
By Jenny Vaughan / AFP ADDIS ABABA: African Union mediators Sunday redoubled their efforts to kick start crisis talks between Sudan and South Sudan after fresh fighting that Khartoum accuses Juba…
Time running out for diplomacy with Iran, says Clinton
By Bradley Klapper / AP RIYADH: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear Saturday that time is running out for diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program and said talks aimed…
The green-eyed monster
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Egypt’s Islamic politicians couldn’t hold it together. The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis are sowing seeds of mercurial destiny on a well-trod stage. Despite their protestations, both…
Beyond Tahrir: Public Opinion post #Jan25
By H.A. Hellyer Egyptian public opinion finally counts for something. But it’s being sorely underestimated by the activists who came from Tahrir. Therein lies a great challenge as Egypt strives to…
The Afghan endgame mirage
By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM: On a recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan, I could not fail to notice the increasingly frequent international calls for an “endgame” in Afghanistan. But an endgame…
Don’t follow America on health care
By Prabhat Jha and Dean T. Jamison TORONTO: With the United States Supreme Court set to begin considering the Affordable Care Act (the historic health-care reform derided by opponents as “Obamacare”),…
ANALYSIS: Saudi summer oil burn should decline this year
By Daniel Fineren and Reem Shamseddine / Reuters DUBAI/KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia is likely to burn less crude in its power plants this summer thanks to rising output from dedicated gas fields…
Yields fall at Egyptian debt auction
By Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: The average yield declined on 273-day treasury bills auctioned by Egypt's central bank on Sunday, the Ministry of Finance said, and strong recent buying of…
Benchmark index falls on Brotherhood presidency bid
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark index fell on political anxiety after the Muslim Brotherhood announced in a policy u-turn that it was fielding a candidate for the presidency, traders said.…
World Bank head says US leadership still key
By Ravi Nessman / AP NEW DELHI: Amid a global debate about who should succeed him as World Bank president, Robert Zoellick said Friday that it is important for US candidates…